Lush life!
I loved the view from our hotel, all the greenery, the fruit bats, and the sea... aaahh!
There is not many sights as such in Mahé, but I had read about something I wanted to experience: the giant tortoises in the Botanical Garden in the capital, Victoria. So off we went!
We got a map at the entrance of the gardens, but I can't say that it helped us much... ha ha!
We did find the Coco de Mer palm trees though, an endemic to the Seychelles. Its seeds are the largest and heaviest in the world, they are double coconuts which can weigh up to 30 kg each.
The Botanical Garden was pretty, but the main attraction for us was getting to feed the tortoises. It ended up being an expensive happening with the entrance fees and extra feeding cost - but it sure was worth it, I loved meeting the tortoises and the kids thought it was excellent fun feeding them and getting all up close to them.
After our visit to the Botanical Garden and the tortoises, it was time for a swim. The kids wanted to go back to the beach with the big waves, so we drove back across to Beau Vallon, and stopped in at the Boathouse for lunch before swimming. Nathan and I shared a seafood platter, which was one of our best meals on this holiday, super yum!
The weather this afternoon was quite weird, big clouds built up over the sea, but the rain never came so the kids happily swam and played in the waves even though the skies were dark.
Another nice beach afternoon, holiday for the win!
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